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Betting Glossary

On this page you will find Betting Pro's very own betting glossary. Click on one of the blue links below to go straight to that definition.

Accumulator
Alphabet
Block
Double
Canadian
Each-Way
Four-Fold
Five-Fold
Forecast
Goliath
Heinz
Lucky 15
Lucky 31

Lucky 63
Patent
Reverse Forecast
Six/Seven/Eight/Nine-Fold
Single
Super Heinz
Super Yankee
Treble
Tricast
Trixie
Union Jack
Yankee

Accumulator
An Accumulator is 1 bet with 4 or more selections, players or teams taking part in 4 or more different events. For you to win all of your selections must be successful.

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Alphabet
An alphabet consists of 26 bets involving 6 selections in different events, 2 patents (14 bets), 1 yankee (11 bets), and 1 six-fold (1 bet). Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

Bonuses are offered on alphabets, when the selections are horses or greyhounds (not ante-post) or correct scores on football. If all 6 selections win we pay a 10% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets).

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Block
A block is a full cover bet involving 9, 10, 11 or 12 selections. All possible doubles, trebles and upward are included in a block. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

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Double
A double is 1 bet involving 2 selections in different events. Both selections must be successful for the bet to win, with returns from the first reinvested on the second.

For example:
Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd.
Lucky Star to win in the 4.15pm at Kempton.

Both Leeds Utd and Lucky Star would have to win for the bet to be successful.

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Canadian
Another full-cover multiple bet, this time with 5 selections from 5 different events. A Canadian has 26 bets - 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 fourfolds and one accumulator. A minimum of two selections have to win for you to receive a return.

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Each-Way
An Each-Way bet means 2 bets; one bet on your selection to win, and one bet on your selection to place.
A selection to 'place' is the odds for the selection to come in the top 3 / 4 / 5 (depending on the each-way terms).
If you choose "Each Way" and your selection wins the competition, you will collect the win part (paid at full odds) and the place part (paid at the proportion of the odds shown in the Each Way terms).

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Four-fold
A four-fold is 1 bet involving 4 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

For example:
Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd
Lucky Star to win in the 4.15pm at Kempton
David Coulthard to win the Belgian Grand Prix
Lee Westwood to win the British Open

Leeds Utd, Lucky Star, David Coulthard and Lee Westwood would all have to win for the bet to be successful.

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Five-fold
A five-fold is 1 bet involving 5 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

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Forecast
Forecast betting involves predicting 1st and 2nd place in a horse or greyhound race. Forecast dividends are declared after each race, based on starting prices and quoted to a £1 stake.

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Goliath
A goliath consists of 247 bets involving 8 selections in different events, 28 doubles, 56 trebles, 70 four-folds, 56 five-folds, 28 six-folds, 8 seven-folds and 1 eight-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

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Heinz
A heinz consists of 57 bets involving 6 selections in different events, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four-folds, 6 five-folds and 1 six-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

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Lucky 15
A lucky 15 consists of 15 bets involving 4 selections in different events, 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold. Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

If any 1 of your selections wins, 1 of the single bets gives a return. If any 2 of your selections win, 2 of the single bets and 1 of the doubles give a return. If any 3 selections win, 3 of the singles, 3 of the doubles and 1 of the trebles give a return. If all 4 selections win, then all 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and the four-fold give a return.

Bonuses are offered on lucky 15’s, when the selections are horses or greyhounds (not ante-post) or correct scores on football. For 1 winner only, we pay double the odds. If all 4 selections win we pay a 10% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets).

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Lucky 31
A lucky 31 consists of 31 bets involving 5 selections in different events, 5 singles, 10 doubles, 10 trebles and 5 four-folds and 1 five-fold. Any one winning selection guarantees a return. Bonuses are offered on lucky 31’s, when the selections are horses or greyhounds (not ante-post) or correct scores on football. For 1 winner only, we pay double the odds. If all 5 selections win we pay a 20% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets).

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Lucky 63
A lucky 63 consists of 63 bets involving 6 selections in different events, 6 singles, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four-folds, 6 five-folds and 1 six-fold. Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

Bonuses are offered on lucky 63’s, when the selections are horses or greyhounds (not ante-post) or correct scores on football. For 1 winner only, we pay double the odds. If all 6 selections win we pay a 25% bonus on total returns. If 5 selections win we pay a 10% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets).

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Patent
A patent consists of 7 bets involving 3 selections in different events, 3 singles, 3 doubles and 1 treble. Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

For example:
Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd
Lucky Star to win in the 4.15pm at Kempton
David Coulthard to win the Belgian Grand Prix

If any 1 of your selections wins, 1 of the single bets gives a return. If any 2 selections win, 2 of the single bets and 1 of the doubles give a return. If all 3 selections win, then all 3 singles, all 3 doubles and the treble give a return.

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Reversed forecast (rfc)
A reversed forecast is 2 bets involving 2 selections in the same race to finish 1st and 2nd in either order.

For example:
4.15pm at Kempton
Lucky Star
Happy Chappie

£5 reversed forecast(2 unit stakes @ £5, total stakes £10).

Lucky Star and Happy Chappie must finish in 1st and 2nd place in either order for this bet to win. The return would be five times the forecast dividend.

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Six/Seven/Eight/Nine/Ten-fold
An x-fold (x being the number) is 1 bet involving x selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

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Single
A single is a bet on 1 selection. Your selection must be successful to have a return.
For example:
Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd.

Leeds Utd would have to win for your bet to be successful.

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Super heinz
A super heinz consists of 120 bets involving 7 selections in different events, 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 four-folds, 21 five-folds, 7 six-folds and 1 seven-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

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Super yankee
A super yankee consists of 26 bets involving 5 selections in different events, 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four-folds and 1 five-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

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Treble
A treble is 1 bet involving 3 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Returns from the first are reinvested on the second and then onto the third.

For example:
Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd.
Lucky Star to win in the 4.15pm at Kempton.
David Coulthard to win the Belgian Grand Prix.

Leeds Utd, Lucky Star and David Coulthard would all have to win for the bet to be successful.

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Tricast
Tricast consists of 3 or more selections from one event, and is available on horseracing and greyhound racing, subject to a minimum number of runners participating. In this bet you must successfully nominate the first 3 past the post in the correct order. Tricasts can be placed "straight" with 3 selections, or "combinations" (permed) with 3 or more selections. Tricasts are available as singles only.

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Trixie
A trixie consists of 4 bets involving 3 selections in different events, 3 doubles and 1 treble. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

For example:
Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd
Lucky Star to win in the 4.15pm at Kempton
David Coulthard to win the Belgian Grand Prix

If any 2 of your selections win, 1 of the double bets gives a return. If all 3 of your selections win, all 3 of the doubles, and the treble give a return.

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Union jack
A union jack bet involves 9 selections in different events, written out as follows to form 8 groups of 3.

1	2	3
4	5	6
7	8	9

3 horizontal lines (1-2-3 / 4-5-6 / 7-8-9)
3 vertical lines (1-4-7 / 2-5-8 / 3-6-9)
& 2 diagonals (1-5-9 / 3-5-7)

Each group of 3 can be staked as trebles, patents or trixies. Therefore union jack trebles consist of 8 bets from 9 selections, union jack patents consist of 56 bets from 9 selections and union jack trixies consist of 32 bets from 9 selections.

Bonuses are offered on union jacks, when the selections are horses or greyhounds (not ante-post) or correct scores on football.

              2 successful win trebles – 10% added to win returns
              3 successful win trebles – 20% added to win returns
              4 successful win trebles – 30% added to win returns
              5 successful win trebles – 40% added to win returns
              6 successful win trebles – 50% added to win returns
              8 successful win trebles – 100% added to win returns

(N.B. In union jack patents and union jack trixies the above bonuses only apply to the trebles).

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Yankee
A yankee consists of 11 bets involving 4 selections in different events, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

For example:
Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd
Lucky Star to win in the 4.15pm at Kempton
David Coulthard to win the Belgian Grand Prix
Lee Westwood to win the British Open

If any 2 of your selections win, 1 of the doubles gives a return. If any 3 selections win, 3 of the double bets and 1 of the trebles give a return. If all 4 selections win, then all 6 doubles, 4 trebles and the four-fold give a return.

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